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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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